Ice-tongs



1. G.. HEI'DT,

ICE TONGS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-'28, 1920..

' Patented 1066. 27, 19:21..

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB G. HEm'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ice-Tongs, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in ice tongs, and has for one of its objects to improve the construction and increase .the etliciency and utility of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device of this characterwhich may be folded into reduced space when not in use, or when being transported.

With these and other objects in view,the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure l is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side'elevation, showing the device in open or operative position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the implement in folded position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating the construction of joints between the flexible handle and the ice engaging stock members.

The improved implement comprises costock members 10-11 pivotally united at 12 intermediate the ends.

The member 10 is formed at one end with a laterally directed ice engaging point or hook 13, while the member 11 is formed with a similar ice engaging point or hook 14. At their other ends the members 10-11 are out-turned as shown at 15-16 to form ofiset eyes 17-18 to receive pivot pins.

Engaging the pin 19 is a clip device in- Specification of Letters Patent.

folded-the improved tong device occupies Patented Dec. 27,1921.

Application filed October 28, 1920. Serial No. 420,218.

The pin 19 is formed with a squared por 2 tion 31 which fits in a correspondingly shaped aperture in the ear 2l,'whereby the pinis held from turning in the car 21 as disclosed in Fig. 4.

Engaging the pin 20 is a clip device ineluding spaced apertured' ears 26-27 swinging on the pin, and integral clamp plates 28-29 bearing upon the opposite faces of, the flexible handle element-25 at the opposite end, the plates being riveted or otherwise rigidly attached to the handle member, as shown. j

, Rotative on the pivot pin 19 between the. ears 21-22 is a sleeve 30 having a reduced threaded .portion, as shown in Fig. 4. I

Theeye 17 of the oiiset portion'15 of the stock member 10 is internally threaded to engage the threaded portion of the sleeve 30. Engaging the same threaded sleeve portion is a washer 30 operating" to bind the eye 17 in position, and clamp it to the body of the sleeve.

At its opposite end the flexible handle member is coupled to the eye 18 of the stock member 11 by a duplicate arrangement of sleeve and washer devices, the latter sleeve being designated by the character 31 and the washer by the character 31, as shown in Fig. 3.

By this means the joints between'handle I member and the stock members are increased I in strength, andthe wearing of the parts re-. duced without material increase of expense or weight.

The'ofisets 15-16 hold-the eye terminals of themembers 10-11in such a position that when they are folded as shown in Fig. 3, the portions of the members 10-11 between the pivot' 12 and offsets 15-16 are inlongitudmal alinement and the flexible handle member lies close to the'members 10-11. for its whole length. -Thus when tion is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification, but 1t will be understood that any modifications within the scope of'the claim may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any ture hereto.

with a reduced and externally threaded port1on, a member mounted on said reduced sleeve portion, and a clamping Washer en gaging said reduced sleeve portion between one of said clip ears and the rotative member.

In testimony whereof, I afix my signa- JACOB e. n'Emr. 

